Police Chief Hilton Napoleon called in the State Police to help. His department has dwindled down to just 25 officers.

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His cell phone voice mail says the City of Inkster no longer pays him the overtime to answer the phone after hours.

But Anthony Delgreco, the city's only full-time detective left after layoffs gutted the department,said despite the message on his voice mail, he has never stopped responding when the department needs him.

"I've dedicated my career to doing this," said Delgreco, a detective for 14 years in a city struggling against decades of financial decline. "I still remain on call 24 hours a day. ... (I) do my job." ...